【哈佛館藏攝影家遺產】畢敬士（畢嘉恩）私藏本：1944年首版《中國傳統故事》—— 史大偉外交官家族傳承孤品
From the Archive of a Legend: Traditional Chinese Tales (1944 First Ed.) —— Owned by Claude L. Pickens, Jr. (Harvard Collection), Grandfather of Stephen Schlaikjer
• 一代宗師的印記：扉頁精美的十字架藏書票屬於 「畢敬士」（後來也叫畢嘉恩）。作為 20 世紀初著名的傳教士「中國通」，畢敬士因其對中國西北穆斯林文化的開拓性研究與數千幅紀實攝影而聞名。他的攝影遺產如今是哈佛大學研究中國近代史的核心館藏。
• 跨越三代的傳承：作為史大偉的外祖父，畢敬士於 1944 年 4 月 30 日購入此書，他手寫記錄了購於Sambo。該書隨家族從戰火中的漢口撤離，跨越太平洋，最終陳列在外孫史大偉先生的官邸中。
• 歷史的物證：書中的「Hankow漢口」標籤與後來在馬薩諸塞州安尼斯奎姆（Annisquam）的地址標籤，完整勾勒出一位傑出學者畢嘉恩，從中國抗戰現場到美國學界的學術生命軌跡。
A truly museum-quality association copy from the personal library of diplomat Stephen Schlaikjer, tracing back to one of the most significant American chroniclers of 20th-century China.
• Harvard-Collected Heritage: The book features the personal bookplate of Claude L. Pickens, Jr. (known in China as Bi Jing-shi). A pioneering missionary-scholar, Pickens’ life’s work—comprising thousands of rare photographs of Chinese culture—is now a cornerstone collection at Harvard’s Harvard-Yenching Library.
• Family Provenance: This volume represents a direct line of descent from the legendary Pickens to his grandson, the senior diplomat Stephen Schlaikjer. Purchased in April 1944, it survived the evacuation from Hankow to become a cherished heirloom in the Schlaikjer household.
• A Scholarly Gateway: To own this copy is to hold the same pages once turned by the man whose lens captured a vanishing China for the world's premier academic institutions.
【規格與細節 / Specs】
• Translator: Chi-Chen Wang (王際真)
• Edition: 1944 First Edition, Columbia University Press
• Signature Mark: Original Claude L. Pickens, Jr. (Bi Jing-shi) Hankow bookplate and Annisquam sticker
• Historical Note: Includes original dust jacket and handwritten purchase record from April 30, 1944
